Discussion
In which of the following cases the Supreme Court of India held that the term "person" as used in the Article 14 of the Constitution of India is not restricted to "male or female" but includes "transgender" person ?
Answer: A
The case is National Legal Services Authority Vs Union of India.
In NALSA v. Union of India (2014), the Supreme Court recognised transgender persons as a 'third gender' and held that the word 'person' in Article 14 is not limited to men and women but includes transgender persons, who are entitled to equal protection of the laws. It directed governments to treat them as socially and educationally backward classes.
The other cases are about different issues: Chiranjit Lal (1950) dealt with the takeover of a mill company's management, the Gaurav Jain case with the selection of films for a national film festival, and the Azam Jahi Mill Workers case with a voluntary retirement scheme.
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